Citizens & Northern (CZNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Citizens & Northern Corp. is a holding company, which engages in community banking. It provides a full range of banking and mortgage services to individual and corporate customers in North Central Pennsylvania and Southern New York State. The firm's lending products include mortgage loans, commercial loans, and consumer loans. Its deposit products include various types of checking accounts, passbook and statement savings, money market accounts, interest checking accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Wellsboro, PA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.41 to $18.95
• 50-Day Range: $18.07 to $20.22
• 52-Week Range: $17.25 to $22.68
• Volume: 45,033 shs
• Average Volume: 26,528 shs
• Market Capitalization: $285.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.52
• Dividend Yield: 6.08%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Citizens & Northern Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Citizens & Northern scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 656th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Citizens & Northern.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Citizens & Northern are expected to grow by 5.76% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $2.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Citizens & Northern is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Citizens & Northern is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Citizens & Northern has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.69% of the float of Citizens & Northern has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Citizens & Northern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citizens & Northern has recently increased by 2.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Citizens & Northern is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Citizens & Northern does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Citizens & Northern is 64.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Citizens & Northern will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.45% next year. This indicates that Citizens & Northern will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.69% of the float of Citizens & Northern has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Citizens & Northern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citizens & Northern has recently increased by 2.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Citizens & Northern this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CZNC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Citizens & Northern insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $8,865.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.49% of the stock of Citizens & Northern is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.83% of the stock of Citizens & Northern is held by institutions.

CZNC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CZNC shares performed this year?

Citizens & Northern's stock was trading at $18.60 at the start of the year. Since then, CZNC shares have decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $18.41.

How were Citizens & Northern's earnings last quarter?

Citizens & Northern Corp (NASDAQ:CZNC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $27.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.30 million. Citizens & Northern had a net margin of 16.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.80%.

Who are Citizens & Northern's major shareholders?

Citizens & Northern's top institutional shareholders include Citizens & Northern Corp (2.09%), IVC Wealth Advisors LLC (0.43%) and ST Germain D J Co. Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Frank G Pellegrino, Leo F Lambert, Terry L Lehman, Bobbi J Kilmer, Katherine W Shattuck, Robert G Loughery, Tracy Ellen Watkins and Helen S Santiago.
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How do I buy shares of Citizens & Northern?

Shares of CZNC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Citizens & Northern own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Citizens & Northern investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/02/2025
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Record date for 8/15 Dividend: 8/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend: 8/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - NORTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CZNC
• CIK: 810958
• Web: www.cnbankpa.com
• Phone: (570) 724-3411
• Fax: 570-724-6395
• Employees: 410
• Year Founded: 1864

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $25.96 million
• Net Margins: 16.92%
• Pretax Margin: 20.83%
• Return on Equity: 9.80%
• Return on Assets: 1.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $157.29 million
• Price / Sales: 1.81
• Cash Flow: $1.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.93
• Book Value: $17.86 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,490,000
• Free Float: 14,799,000
• Market Cap: $285.17 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55